Category International Relations and Strategic Studies

Defence, Foreign Policy and Union Budget 2025-26

Defence, Foreign Policy and Union Budget 2025-26

IMPRI Center for International Relations and Strategic Studies (CIRSS), IMPRI Impact and Policy Research Institute, New Delhi, organized a panel discussion on Defence, Foreign Policy, and Union Budget 2025-26 as part of its #WebPolicyTalk series. The event was a key session in IMPRI’s 6th Annual Series of Thematic Deliberations and Analysis of Union Budget 2025-26, bringing together experts to discuss the budget’s implications for defence and foreign policy.

Quad Under Trump 2.0: A Renewed Focus on Indo-Pacific Security

The Quad foreign ministers met shortly after Donald Trump took office at the White House. This ministerial meeting was also the first engagement of the United States (US)’ new secretary of state, Marco Rubio. While speculations were rife about the future of Quad after Trump won the polls earlier last year, the prompt meeting of Quad foreign ministers suggests the grouping is likely to remain a key priority for Trump.

Trump’s Second Presidency: A Blueprint for Disorder, Not Greatness

US President Donald Trump is acting with great haste. Steep tariffs on its close trade partners have been announced. His Secretary of State is in Panama to discuss the Panama Canal issue. PM Netanyahu is summoned to the White House.

Elon Musk has got access to Treasury department’s data to start downsizing the government. Changes in the Justice department, intelligence agencies and FBI have been made. There is a rapid shake up within the US government and in global trade in less than 15 days of Trump taking over the Presidency.

Border Settlement: A Fragile Truce Amidst Distrust

With Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri scheduled to visit Beijing soon, the full circle of high-level interactions between leaders and officials of India and China would be complete. This raises the question whether normalisation of bilateral relations has commenced after the bloody clash of troops at Galwan in June 2020. As both countries mark 75 years of establishment of diplomatic relations, the pattern indicates improvement in high-level political and official relations sans robust ties in various fields.

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